EP1220155A2 - Methode de traitement d'images - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a method for processing images in images. containing filiform structures, comprising in parallel a filtering step said images and a decision step for selecting the image pixels belonging to a threadlike structure.
- the invention also relates to a program computer intended for the implementation of this method as well as an apparatus medical imaging system comprising an image acquisition device and a processing of these images according to said method.
- the invention can be applied, for example example, in the medical imaging industry.
- threadlike structures interesting can be blood vessels or a catheter.
- the diameter typical of a catheter varies between 1 and 3 pixels and the typical diameter of a vessel between 5 and 20 pixels.
- An image processing system on an acquired image sequence by X-ray fluoroscopy is described in patent US5809105.
- This system includes a digital image acquisition device, a filtering device using a Gaussian filter intended to eliminate the noise caused by fluctuations random electrical signal when acquiring the image sequence and a detection device intended to distinguish the pixels belonging to a structure interesting pixels belonging to the background image.
- This detection device is based on a contour detection method using the gradient and does not allow not a good selection of interesting thread-like structures, which are generally difficult to distinguish in a fluoroscopy image because the power X-rays used is weak and therefore the image very noisy.
- a first object of the invention is to propose a method allowing to improve the selection of interesting filiform structures in images.
- an image processing method as defined in the opening paragraph includes the following features.
- the stage of decision includes, in parallel, a substep of estimating the direction of each image pixel as well as a pixel connectivity analysis sub-step neighbors based on their directions at the exit of the estimation substep of the direction of each image pixel and a sub-step of selecting groups of pixels, based on the result of the pixel connectivity analysis sub-step neighbors based on their directions, at the exit of the filtering step.
- An advantage of this method is that it eliminates false alarms while retaining interesting thread-like structures. This method is robust and produces stable results on many types of images. Another advantage of this method is that it allows to select structures thick filiform, which is of interest in medical imaging where certain structures like blood vessels are thick thread-like structures.
- a second object of the invention is to propose a computer program and an image processing system intended for the implementation of this method.
- a third object of the invention is to propose an imaging device medical device comprising an image acquisition device and a device allowing to implement said method.
- the invention takes the following aspects into consideration.
- the selection of interesting threadlike structures in images is often difficult. It's the case in medical images, which can be acquired, for example, by fluoroscopy X-rays or magnetic resonance.
- a digital image consisting of a table of values corresponding to the gray levels of each pixel, is filtered thanks to a filter whose role is to select a large part of the structures filiform of the image.
- the nature of the filter is not critical, since it fulfills this role.
- This filter can also perform a thresholding of the filtered image, in order to perform a first selection of pixels, in order to reduce the number of pixels to be processed in the following steps.
- This filtering plays both the role of the filtering device and of the detection device described with reference to the prior art.
- a direction estimate is carried out on each pixel of the digital image. For example, we can measure the direction tangential of a pixel. Indeed, the neighboring pixels belonging to the same structure filiform will have close tangential directions.
- This management estimate of each pixel provides a direction image, which contains for each pixel an angular sector number corresponding to its direction.
- An analysis of connectivity of neighboring pixels based on their directions is carried out on the image of direction, thanks to the angular sector numbers contained in this image of direction. The purpose of this connectivity analysis of neighboring pixels is to obtain a connected image where the neighboring pixels having close angular sector numbers are connected to each other.
- a selection of pixel groups is then applied, to from this connected image, on the filtered image, in order to eliminate or keep certain groups of pixels according to an adjustable parameter.
- the method described in the invention allows a finer selection of the groups of pixels belonging to a interesting structure and thus eliminate a large part of false alarms.
- the method described in the invention makes it possible to take account of more distant neighbors, which is important in detecting filiform structures, which generally extend over a length of several tens of pixels.
- Figure 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating the characteristics of the invention
- Figure 2 illustrates an example filter for selecting structures threadlike in an image
- Figures 3a to 3d illustrate a technique based on the use of the Hessian for estimating the direction of each image pixel
- FIG. 4 illustrates an example of a device for analyzing the connectivity of neighboring pixels based on their directions
- Figures 5a and 5b are block diagrams respectively illustrating a image processing system and medical imaging device for placing of the invention
- Figure 6a is a block diagram illustrating a detection technique anomalies of arteries from a digitized image, which represents a mode of advantageous embodiment of the invention
- Figure 6b illustrates an example of artery diameter calculation
- Figure 7 is a block diagram illustrating a detection technique of artery anomalies from two separate digitized images, intended for implementation of the invention
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the characteristics of the invention.
- An image processing method includes a filtering step performed by a filter 1, a sub-step for estimating the direction of each pixel image produced by a direction estimation device 2, a sub-step analysis of connectivity of neighboring pixels carried out by a device for analyzing connectivity 3 and a sub-step of pixel group selection performed by a selection device 4.
- a NUMI scanned image is applied to filter 1.
- a filtered image RFI is obtained, in which a large part of the filiform structures of the image digitized NUMI is selected.
- the NUMI digitized image is applied to the direction estimation device 2.
- a DIRI direction image is obtained, which contains a set of corresponding angular sector numbers to the directions of all the pixels in the digitized NUMI image.
- the analysis device of connectivity 3 has as input the DIRI direction image. The operation of this connectivity analysis device 3 will be specified in detail in FIG. 3.
- This connectivity analysis device 3 provides a CONI connected image in which the pixels of the DIRI direction image are connected or not in according to their angular sector numbers.
- the filtered RFI image is then applied to the selection device 4, which makes it possible to perform a pixel selection of the filtered RFI image belonging to an interesting filiform structure, depending of the CONI connected image. This gives a PRCI processed image.
- FIG. 2 illustrates an example of filter 1 intended to select the filiform structures in an image.
- the filter 1 is applied to a pixel P of the image NUMI belonging to a filiform structure STR. It should be noted that filter 1 is applied in the same way to all the pixels of the NUMI image.
- the filiform structures which it is desired to select are dark relative to the background of the image.
- a first neighborhood N1 of height H and length L is considered on one side of the pixel P.
- a second neighborhood N2 of the same dimensions is considered on the other side of the pixel P.
- the size of these neighborhoods N1 and N2 is determined by with adjustable parameters H and L.
- the spacing GAP between the first neighborhood N1 and the second neighborhood N2, that is to say the number of pixels between these 2 neighborhoods, is chosen according to the size of the filiform structures STR that the we want to select.
- this filter 1 is as follows. We perform the sum ⁇ u of the gray levels of all the pixels located above and below the pixel P over the height H in the structure STR. For each line of pixels of length L belonging to the neighborhood N1, symbolized by dotted lines, the average M I1 of the gray levels of all the pixels of the neighborhood N1 present on this line is calculated.
- the average M I2 of the gray levels of all the pixels of the neighborhood N2 present on this line is calculated.
- the minimum min I of M I1 and M I2 is calculated.
- this filter 1 allows you to select structures filiforms of selected thicknesses and thus eliminate thicker structures.
- this filter allows you to select a structure tree-like blood vessels and attenuate thicker structures like a blood bag.
- this filter can perform a first permissive selection of pixels of the NUMI digitized image belonging to an interesting thread-like structure, following a criterion using an adjustable parameter X.
- the pixels selected are those whose value is greater than X times the variance of the noise in the image filtered by the device described above.
- Parameter X can be chosen more or less important depending on the degree of selection desired. The role of this first selection is to limit the number of pixels taken into account in the steps to avoid problems with stack memory overload.
- FIGS. 3a to 3d illustrate an example of a technique intended for estimating the direction of each image pixel.
- the method consists of diagonalize a Hessien HES matrix, described in Figure 3d, whose elements diagonals are equal to a first Lxx value and a second Lyy value and the other elements are equal to a Lxy value.
- a Lyy value For each pixel of the scanned image NUMI, we calculate an Lxx value, a Lyy value and a Lxy value.
- Figure 3a illustrates the calculation of the Lxx value.
- For a given pixel of the NUMI digitized image we consider an N55 neighborhood of dimensions 5 pixels by 5 pixels, centered on this pixel, and this N55 neighborhood is convolved with an Mxx mask. We obtain thus the value Lxx.
- Figure 3b illustrates the calculation of the Lyy value.
- the neighborhood N55 is convolved with a Myy mask. This gives the Lyy value.
- Figure 3c illustrates the calculation of the value Lxy.
- angular sector number K is thus obtained for the pixel considered.
- Figure 4 illustrates an example of a connectivity analysis device 3 based on direction.
- the example considered applies to 6 pixels of the image of DIRI direction numbered from 1 to 6 (P1, P6), with 6 direction vectors associated numbered from 1 to 6 (U1, U6) and 6 associated angular sector numbers numbered from 1 to 6 (K1, K6).
- the principle of connectivity analysis is as follows. For a given pixel PN (N being an integer included here between 1 and 6), we consider a neighborhood NN extending in the direction of the vector UN, over a length I adjustable. In the present case, two neighborhoods are represented, symbolized by dotted ellipses. The neighborhood N1 is a neighborhood of the pixel P1 extending in the direction of the vector U1.
- the neighborhood N5 is a neighborhood of the pixel P5 extending in the direction of the vector U5.
- pixel P1 is the first pixel of the DIRI direction image processed by the connectivity analysis device 3.
- the value of its angular sector number K1 in the DIRI direction image is for example, between 0 and 18.
- the pixel P1 is then labeled with a label equal to 19. All the pixels of the neighborhood N1 having a direction vector associate close to U1 will be labeled with this same label 19, we will say that they belong to the label 19.
- a UN vector of a pixel PN of the neighborhood N1 is close to the vector U1 if the angles of these 2 vectors differ by less than 10 degrees, i.e.
- the pixels P2 and P3 belong to the neighborhood N1.
- the sector number angular K2 being equal to the angular sector number K1 and the sector number angular K3 being one unit greater than the angular sector number K1, the pixels P2 and P3 will also belong to label 19.
- the same operation is performed on the neighborhoods of pixels P2, P3 and P4. It is then easy to see that the pixels P2, P3, P4, and P5 will all belong to label 19.
- Pixel P6 has a angular sector number K6 6 units higher than the angular sector number K5. Consequently, it will belong to a label other than 19, for example 20.
- the operation is thus performed recursively on all the pixels of the image of direction DIRI, until all the pixels of the image of direction DIRI are labeled. Note that once a pixel in the DIRI direction image has been labeled, its label can no longer change when the connectivity analysis is continues.
- the CONI image is thus obtained, consisting of the various labels to which belong the pixels.
- the last step of the method is to select groups pixels in the RFI filtered image, in order to preserve the filiform structures interesting from this picture.
- the principle of selecting pixel groups is next. We perform the sums ⁇ of the contrasts (in the filtered RFI image) of all pixels belonging to the same label in the CONI connected image. We realize this operation for all the labels of the CONI image, and we consider the maximum Y of every ⁇ calculated. We only remember the pixels belonging to a label such that ⁇ is greater than the quotient of Y by an adjustable parameter M. The image is thus obtained PRCI processed, consisting of the pixels of the filtered RFI image which were retained after the selection of pixel groups. The choice of parameter M gives different degrees of selection.
- FIG. 5a illustrates an image processing system intended for the implementation of the invention.
- the image processing system includes a image processing device 5 according to the invention, a work station 6, a screen 7, a mouse 8 and a keyboard 9.
- the digitized image NUMI is processed by the processing device 5 of images, according to the method described in the invention.
- This treatment device 5 images can be implemented as a programmable microprocessor being part of workstation 6 or of a circuit comprising elements like filters, memories or logical operators intended to carry out the different steps described in the invention.
- Screen 7, mouse 8 and keyboard 9 allow viewing of processed images and allow adjustment of different adjustable parameters described in the invention.
- the image processing system can be connected to a storage device in order to store the different images obtained during image processing.
- FIG. 5b illustrates a medical imaging device intended for placing of the invention.
- the apparatus includes an X-ray source 10, a table 11 intended to receive a patient 12 to be examined, an optical system 13 and a system image processing 14.
- the optical system 13 makes it possible to acquire digitized images from the X-rays from the X-ray source 10 having passed through the patient 12.
- the system of image processing 14 can be, for example, the image processing system described on the Figure 5a.
- Figure 6a is a block diagram illustrating a processing method images intended for detection of artery anomalies, such as a stenosis or a diffuse coronary artery disease.
- a processing method includes a step of selecting structures filiform produced by the image processing device 5, a skeletonization step carried out by a skeletonizing device 15, a step of measuring artery diameters carried out by a device 16 for measuring artery diameters and a decision-making step, carried out by a decision-making device 18 based on rules 17 predefined by an operator.
- the PRCI processed image obtained is then treated by the skeletonizing device 15, according to a known method of the skilled person.
- a skeletonization operation consists in thinning an object, while preserving its topology, until its width is reduced to one pixel.
- Such a method is for example described in patent application EP0840552, entitled “Process for digital image processing for the automatic extraction of shaped objects ribbons ”. This process describes steps to extract middle pixels and construct skeletons of objects by tracking.
- a SKE image of the artery skeleton is issued.
- the device 16 for measuring artery diameters calculates artery diameters as follows, illustrated by FIG. 6b: at each point S of the skeleton SKE, the artery points are considered located on the perpendicular to the direction of the point S passing through S, this perpendicular being obtained from the DIRI direction image.
- the edge points P1 and P2 belonging to the artery and having at least one directly adjacent neighbor not belonging to the artery that is to say having a zero value in the PRCI processed image.
- We evaluate the diameter of the artery as the distance between the two edge points P1 and P2, for example according to the Euclidean norm.
- a set of DIA diameters of the artery is thus obtained.
- the decision block 18 compares the set of diameters DIA of the artery with rules 17 predefined by an operator and makes a decision on the presence possible artery anomalies. An ABM image of these possible anomalies is issued at the end of the decision-making system 18.
- Figure 7 is a block diagram illustrating a processing method images intended for detection of three-dimensional (3D) artery anomalies. Such a method avoids route masking such as shortening or recoveries.
- Its input is two separate digitized images of the same artery and includes a step of selecting filiform structures carried out by the treatment device of images 5, a skeletonization step performed by a skeletonization device 15, a stage of reconstruction of 3D image of artery carried out by a reconstruction device 19 artery 3D image, a step of measuring artery diameters carried out by the device 16 of measurement of artery diameters and a decision-making step, carried out by a device 18 decision-making from rules 17 predefined by an operator.
- Two separate digitized images of the same artery NUMI1 and NUMI2 are first processed individually by the image processing device 5, according to the method described in the invention.
- the PRCI1 and PRCI2 images obtained are parallel skeletonized by the skeletonizing device 15 and give rise SKE1 and SKE2 skeletons respectively.
- PRCI1 and PRCI2 images and their associated skeletons, respectively SKE1 and SKE2 are presented at the input of artery 3D image reconstruction device 19, which forms a 3D image from at least two 2D images.
- This device provides a 3D image of 3DT route.
- such a device can use the method described in the reference J.
- the artery diameter measurement device 18 uses this 3D image 3DT route together with the images of tangential directions DIRI1 and DIRI2, calculated by the image processing device 5, to measure the whole DIA diameters of the artery.
- the decision-making step 18 detects, from the set of DIA diameters of the artery and rules 17 predefined by an operator, any artery anomalies and delivers a ABM image specifying the location of these possible anomalies.
- Figure 2 illustrates only one possible implementation in which filter 1 uses two neighborhoods of one pixel, with dimensions adjustable.
- Other filters can be used to select structures filiform in an image, taking the form of masks for example.
- Figure 3 illustrates only one implementation possible in which the estimation of the direction of each pixel is based on the diagonalization of a Hessian matrix. It is possible to use other techniques to estimate the direction of each pixel, for example using a discreet path.
- FIG. 4 illustrates only one possible implementation in which the analysis of neighboring pixel connectivity based on their directions uses a pixel neighborhood extending in the direction of the pixel, the size of this neighborhood being adjustable thanks to a parameter I. It is possible to use other techniques to perform the analysis direction-based connectivity with different neighborhoods.
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Une telle méthode permet la sélection des structures filiformes, qu'elles soient fines comme un cathéter dans une image médicale, ou plus épaisses comme une structure arborescente de vaisseaux sanguins. Cette méthode peut être appliquée, par exemple, dans des appareils d'imagerie médicale pour la détection d'anomalies d'artère telles que les sténoses ou la maladie coronaire diffuse.
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- Méthode de traitement d'images dans des images contenant des structures filiformes, comprenant en parallèle les étapes suivantes.une étape de filtrage desdites images ;une étape de décision destinée à sélectionner les pixels d'image appartenant à une structure filiforme intéressante, ladite méthode étant caractérisée en ce que l'étape de décision comprend en parallèle une sous-étape d'estimation de la direction de chaque pixel d'image ainsi qu'une sous-étape d'analyse de connectivité de pixels voisins basée sur leurs directions à la sortie de la sous-étape d'estimation de la direction de chaque pixel d'image et une sous-étape de sélection de groupes de pixels, en fonction du résultat de la sous-étape d'analyse de connectivité de pixels voisins basée sur leurs directions, à la sortie de l'étape de filtrage.
- Méthode de traitement d'images selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que ladite étape de filtrage desdites images comprend une sous-étape de sélection de pixels, les pixels d'une image sélectionnés étant ceux dont le contraste est supérieur à X fois la variance du bruit dans l'image, X étant un paramètre réglable par l'utilisateur.
- Méthode de traitement d'images selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que ladite étape de filtrage desdites images utilise deux voisinages (N1) et (N2) d'un pixel donné, l'écart (GAP) entre ces voisinages étant réglable par l'utilisateur.
- Méthode de traitement d'images selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que la hauteur (H) et la longueur (L) desdits voisinages sont réglables par l'utilisateur.
- Méthode de traitement d'images selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisée en ce que ladite sous-étape d'analyse de connectivité de pixels voisins basée sur leurs directions utilise un voisinage d'un pixel donné, ce voisinage s'étendant dans la direction du pixel considéré, déterminée lors de ladite sous-étape d'estimation de la direction de chaque pixel d'image.
- Méthode de traitement d'images selon la revendication 5, caractérisée en ce que la longueur dudit voisinage est réglable par l'utilisateur.
- Méthode de traitement d'images selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisée en ce que ladite sous-étape de sélection de groupes de pixels utilise un paramètre M réglable par l'utilisateur, ce paramètre M permettant de calculer la somme minimale des contrastes des pixels d'un groupe donné requise pour que ce groupe soit sélectionné.
- Méthode de traitement d'images selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, destinée à une détection d'anomalies d'artère, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend en outre :une étape de squelettisation pour extraire un squelette de structures filiformes,une étape de mesure de diamètres d'artère,une étape de prise de décision basée sur les diamètres et des règles prédéfinies par un opérateur.
- Méthode de traitement d'images, destinée à une détection d'anomalies d'artère en trois dimensions, ayant pour entrées au moins une première image et une deuxième image numérisée d'une même artère, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend en série ;une méthode de traitement d'images selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, appliquée à la première et à la deuxième image numérisée, pour donner une première et une deuxième image traitée,une étape de squelettisation, appliquée à la première et à la deuxième image traitée, pour extraire un squelette de structures filiformes de la première et un squelette de structures filiformes de la deuxième image traitée,une étape de reconstruction d'image 3D d'artère, à partir de la première et la deuxième image traitée et de leurs squelettes, pour donner une image 3D d'artère,une étape de mesure de diamètres d'artère, à partir de l'image 3D d'artère,une étape de prise de décision basée sur les diamètres et des règles prédéfinies par un opérateur.
- Programme d'ordinateur exécutable par l'intermédiaire d'un processeur, destiné à la mise en oeuvre d'une méthode de traitement d'images selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9.
- Système de traitement d'images comprenant un ordinateur destiné à la mise en oeuvre d'un programme d'ordinateur selon la revendication 10 ou un circuit destiné à la mise en oeuvre de la méthode de traitement d'images selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, un dispositif de projection des images traitées selon ladite méthode et éventuellement un dispositif de stockage desdites images.
- Appareil d'imagerie médicale comprenant un dispositif d'acquisition d'images et un système de traitement d'images selon la revendication 11.
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